Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-30

bank Of the river, when there alighte
from her carriage, at h pretty out hum
bic entrance Of Rose Cottage, Mrs Chill
iington, erect ard stately, bearing he
sixty years as if they were but forty
smooth skinned and briaht-conplex
Toned. though her soft hair Was white q
new fallen snow, and having about ne
ell "that Christian charity, which enable
one to bear the SORROWS CT Others 81
Well'
To Mrs. Chillington's critical eye, yer,
commonplace Ter somewhat coars,
brOther-in-law, Gideon Grimshaw, looked
with his grizzled mutton chop whlskers
stick up collar, stiff side TUFTS Of hair
and his coat OF fashion OF twenty year.
ago (out he vas always twenty years be.
hind the time); while on the other haud
be thought her very selfish ard vain Ole
F, woman OF the WCr!G, which she really
IVES
She almost Ignored both Reginald and
DICE; indeed she cordially detcst4d Tie
! latter ever since he had suggested ehe
! should "Bant;" and he, fully reciprocal.
lnG thC sentiment, secretly encoureg ed
his ally, Bi0go, TO make free in more
| zF&Ys tlan one With her trailing skirgs Of
the richest MORE ant; que, though ne was
wont 10 sVer tnat her bearing to hin
J slways "made him feel about TWO inches
higa only"
Aunt Chillington had evidently met the
oaronet, for she he'd barely seated herself
when she said to Melanie:
$50 Sir Brisco has asked you sgain,
chno?"
"Yes, cunt"
care you not gIad-proud OF his con-
EUancF, courtesy and perslBtenCe?"
"No; il neither fsCters nor glsddens
ms, under Al the circumstances"
"Wl!?" asked Mrs. CniJlingtoD, with s.
f1sl OF keen, dark eyes.
"DGcsu5e | C5nu0t marry bim"
"YoGr uncle is very Door; he has moth
Ing 10 leave vou Have you ever thought
CT taaf, deali' she asked, with asperI.y.
Melan!e ou!y sighed wearily, and sala,
Couid YOU realize ho@ all this worries
ip2, you would have some idea If how
must d1test MS name, poor man!n
''Think CT being Lacy Braybrooke OF
R2Ve2aooa7ne H&i--of the jewols-the
dresses"
"D5ugjss Jercold says that Eve ate the
apple IN order tuat she might dress
said Z giEald, with quiet smile, and
vas only Aonore1 81 his aupt with brief
stare
"Dress!-by Jovc! She didn't do SO
extTaYa gantly," said Dick, with 8 grin.
az me, aIel5uie Talbot" resumed
nrs. Chillington; 81 am not 20 be fooled.
nor Is your good and kind Uncle Grim
shsfE. thought q season IN town, and
81 Chiilirgton Park, with me, would have
opened your eyes 10 the w4ys OF the
world, and made another girl OF you, ba.
l an observation-disclosures disop-
pointed"
81 am SO sorry. dear aunt"
'S0rTg .-stu1 When does v0ur cid
edmirer, The m-Iicsry interloper, ..aAe his
departuEe?'
Very, very soon, now" replied pQar,
hunted Melania, with break ii aer voica.
TOO crushed to feel anger.
$50 much the better f9- everyone
What fool SIR Brisco is 70 heve aim a,
the Hal, SO near tAie; but. e oopr>e.
good, easy nsa; he knows Do-htrg d
your wicked s0lly-EGr wicked deem II:
and &c acts il ignorance and klldapes IL
his aepheW's friend. Eut, MEIaaie, y.u
cerGinly do lUok muc1 butsar than Tnea
you r London"
COZ course, aunt. one does become
rather doae-up-after 4 rot season there,
ard the country agrees so well with me y
Auo5 ChLimgsUn smiled sourIy. and
tapped the CARPET with he~ little ieet, OF
wctcA s1e was very yair, but did not
know that for Melaric to see Montague
Lonsdsle daily was better han slifhe
country cir in The world
"Wsen left to yoas Own r feoti6hs. and
said Mrs CaIItfngton. -
some suspicion OF tits perhaps cid dasa
upon her at last. 'gou WIZ see what il
i1r ycU"oTn good. Tank ot She enGiefs
-alues e London 70 which yUu would
nave access; apart from the opera and
theatre the state balls 81 Buckingham
palace, the new club dances, The Hur}ing-
nam teGs, the cavalry uaIo mstches,
botanic feteS, garden parties, and so form, |
TO al Of which man Of Sir Rrisc0's yegre
nl&ha net Care TO accompany you; and !
hat, to young married woman, is = !
great consideration nowadays TniGk, !
Ms, that should he pfedecease yun,
which, OF course, Is only il the order OF |
ia-uTe, Oh The settlements ard o. that |
90 lovely Dover house overlooking the !
'Ner. But al this l nave urged before. |
I'll weary"
'FAuut, Is can never be-"
How little Asian.e coul5 fofesse the
uture!
Mrs. Chillington remained Silent forl
lSlt mMufe; CIcn SIZE sad viz a5petlty (
perhaps disgust:
"aow foud ycu seem ef being beersr.
"a looking 20 hait-rui1sd uncle 10 Bro
'ide for Joo,"
The prosperous widows scorufnI eyOrEs
irew tears 10 the eyes IF MeIanie, Who
answered gently:
81 nave been used 10 poverty, 10 lin
ted means, sunt"
Used 10 it. Visit till the worst presses
m you and your JRo useless brothers, and
he struggle for food comes vuigsrly be-
ore yon,a continued tlis piiilsss VIC
len.
"Sead me from here; let me 90 away.
1T me live'I1y own lie, let ne have some /.
light 70 choose it. Why" asked Melsaie.
urning ike the trodGen worm aG last,
why should | oe dependent on the
tern will Of others? an s woman with
ae TiSh. to work, and with will Of nv !
wa"
Ms. ChiitinStoa held up hsr little
shiic haEts IN djsmay.
"S5e talks quite lice those dreadful i
eopie, the socialists and LIBERAL. wR5i
Sc dynamite, 1t the reformers' Tree in
.yde PARK" she exclbl@ed, liy;I=
btuaei7.
''Yes-she had better rat about al!
us Oh 3 barrel at the street c .-.er-
srsnGUe upon 1bs wrougS Of Aer e7x I
ASH my hands q you all.' rhur1ared {
aC.e & .mShxw. h IL Quilted the room,
lo6i-S Win fury, ard forgetting The 6
solution 10 await in patience The r. c
rs Of LouscaIe's absence. j